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Everything a student needs to know!

Student Housing Guide

Students have a myriad of choices when it comes to student housing.

Students can live at home, live on campus in residence or dorm, live near campus in a shared rental accommodation, rent a room, rent a basement suite, rent an apartment, etc.. The choice of living arrangement will depend on several factors including your budget (do you have the resources to pay for accommodation), whether your school or college is close to home or in another city, your transportation (do you have a car, bike and/or is city transit available to the campus), do you like sharing a place to live, etc..

Most students find student housing through friends and family, by checking local newspapers rental listings, checking Craigslist rental listings, looking on notice boards at the college, by contacting the Student Housing Services department at colleges or universities (if there is one) or by checking websites that specialize in student housing.

There are several excellent resources on the web to help students find student housing. For example, in Canada, there is the website Homes4Students. It is is Canada’s official registry for student housing listings. See below to see the student housing resources for Canada, US and the UK.

Student Housing Information

Student Housing in Canada

Homes4Students is Canada’s official registry for student housing listings. Off campus housing is a top priority for students each year and the Canadian Federation of Students – Canada’s National Student Union – made it a priority to provide students with a premier website for finding off campus housing.

Homes4Students will provide students with the maximum amount of information for available student housing rental properties in your community while minimizing the time required to finding suitable housing. We offer a FREE service for those searching for student housing vacancies, student tenants or roommates.

Student Housing in the US

Universal Student Housing has for over eight years been providing service throughout California by helping students find homestays for approximately 40 college and universities, including UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Santa Monica College, West L.A. College, and many others.

Student Housing in the UK

Accommodation for Students 'Accommodation for Students' is a search engine for student accommodation, student houses, student flats, student pads and private halls in the UK.